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not so much

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Can one say

a. You are expected to produce traditional musical compositions, not so much experimental ones.

?

Does that mean that you have to produce fewer experimental compositions, none at all, or compositions that are more traditional than experimental?

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Re: not so much

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--> You are expected to produce not so much experimental as traditional musical compositions.

(= You are expected to produce traditional musical compositions rather than experimental ones.)
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